Huang Liang lay trembling on the ground, with countless thoughts flying in his mind.

What do officials mean by these words?

Are the officials trying to beat me up? Or are they encouraging me?

He let out a long breath, then gritted his teeth and said to himself: "It's a gamble!"

The Fujianese people of this era were already very fond of gambling.

Their brains are also very flexible!

That’s why so many business innovations appeared in Fujian and so many Jinshi were born.

Yes, under the current situation of the Song Dynasty.

In fact, the number of Jinshi scholars is directly proportional to whether the economy is developed or not.

Except for the freak in Kaifeng Prefecture, you can find out by sorting out the list of imperial examination scholars and the birthplaces of the governors over the past dynasties.

In the Song Dynasty, the places with the most Jinshi were concentrated in Huaihe, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi.

A large number of governors also came from these areas.

These places are all areas with developed economies and prosperous business atmosphere.

Why these places?

Because of developed commerce, people in these places can cultivate a large number of scholars.

This, in turn, feeds back the local education industry.

There are a large number of academies and colleges blooming everywhere, and scholars can easily travel and socialize.

This creates a continuous positive cycle.

Fujian, for example, has developed from the imperial examinations and the five dregs in the early days of the People's Republic of China to now, and has become the strongest imperial examination system in the world.

The number of Fujian scholars in the official circles of the Song Dynasty was increasing.

However, people in other economically underdeveloped areas cannot even study safely.

A typical example is Zhang Zai.

When Zhang Zai was young, he once decided to join the army!

Why?

Because in Shaanxi at that time, there was no room for even a desk for quiet reading!

Even today, this is still the case in various military prefectures in Shaanxi.

As a result, the people who passed the examination in Shaanxi could not win the exams in Bianjing compared to those from other places.

The number of Jinshi in Shaanxi ranked last in the entire Song Dynasty.

It may even be worse than Guangdong and Guangxi, which have always been regarded as fearful of the future.

This is the impact of the economy on education.

The more investment, the stronger the education, and the stronger the education, the more investment.

After making up his mind, Huang Liang put aside his other emotions and hesitations. He bowed his head and bowed again: "The official taught me a lesson!"

"It's not the officials who make the mistake, it could lead to great disaster for the common people."

"The common people are afraid... they dare not deceive the officials. The reason why the common people set out to do this money-making business is because they have no ambition at all. They just witnessed the inconvenience of merchants all over the world in transferring money and silk for a long time. They also tried to read the books of the saints and learned about the teachings of the saints.

So I decided to use money to facilitate the world, and use flying money to make it easy for the world to do business!"

This is a big gamble for him.

The bet is that the young official intends to support him.

The evidence is that the officials themselves said that if this matter is done well, it will benefit the country and the people.

So he put everything on the line.

He searched for every word he could think of in his mind to justify his behavior.

But the anxiety inside me was extremely intense.

Once the bet is wrong...

Huang Liang knows his fate!

Death is a minor matter, but it is normal to bring harm to the family and bring disaster to the wife and children.

So, after he finished speaking, he lay down on the ground and pressed his head tightly against the cold ground.

Then, he heard a burst of hearty laughter.

"Hahahaha..." The young official in the hall seemed to be clapping his hands and laughing: "Well said! Well said!"

"It is to make it easy to do business in the world!"

"You, a saint, have read this book."

Huang Liang bowed his head tightly to the ground and immediately said: "The common people's vulgar views and low ambitions make the officials laugh."

The young official stopped laughing, but the joy in his voice still permeated his words, as if what he just said unintentionally made the young official extremely satisfied, which is the so-called 'Long Yan's Joy'.

Then I listened to him say: "This sentence should be made into a flag and placed in front of the Qianyin Shop you open in the future. It should also be painted on the wall of the Qianyin Shop to let people in the shop wait and enter the shop."

Everyone knows your ambition!"

Huang Liang immediately kowtowed: "Promise! The common people should remember the teachings of the officials!?

His heart became ecstatic at this moment.

Have you passed the level!?

Do the officials recognize me?

I hugged the official’s lap!!!

I became a servant of the government?!!!

I'm not dreaming, am I?

At this moment, Huang Liang thought of the recent legend in Bianjing City - Sun Ci of Sunjiazhengdian.

From Dr. Liquor to owner of the main store, he is already a legend.

And from being the owner of a small official shop, a merchant who could be manipulated by any yamen in Bianjing City, he suddenly transformed into a "official celebration righteous merchant", and was even considered a big merchant who could write to the emperor.

It only took him three days!

Now, Sun Ci's name has completely resounded throughout Bianjing and beyond.

Even the prince of Jiyang County personally invited him and treated him with courtesy.

The number of foot shops in Sun's Sun Jiazheng store has surged from more than a hundred to nearly a thousand in just one month.

Countless foot shops cried and shouted and defected to Sun Jiazheng's shop.

The foot shop of Sun Jiazheng Store directly covers the entire territory of Kaifeng Prefecture.

There are even legends that there are people in Daming Mansion and Luoyang who want to underwrite the wine of Sun Jiazheng Store.

It can be said that I made a lot of money.

His family background jumped up in an instant, becoming an idol in the eyes of merchants all over the world, and a contemporary figure like Tao Zhugong.

Now, such an opportunity has come to me?

Huang Liang took a deep breath and suppressed the overwhelming emotions in his heart.

He knew that this was just the beginning.

He needed to work harder, he needed to show his obedience, and he needed to satisfy the young official.

Only in this way can he have the opportunity to become the emperor's eagle dog like Sun Ci, and become the emperor's favored businessman in the eyes of the world.

Thinking of these, Huang Liang suddenly felt happy in his heart, and he immediately bowed his head and said: "The common people are vulgar people who do not know the laws of the country and do not understand the laws of the court. Your Majesty, please send someone to teach and guide the common people."

As he said this, he immediately kowtowed: "Death penalty! Death penalty! The common people are terrified..."

…

Zhao Xu sat under the curtain in the side hall, looking through the bead curtain at the merchant who kept kowtowing at the door.

"He's quite clever!" Zhao Xu praised in his heart.

This person has a very good sense of proportion.

He knew that he had to take the initiative to ask Zhao Xu to send someone to supervise him, but he also knew that he was not qualified to make such a request.

"Huang Lu actually has such a smart brother." Zhao Xu recalled what Huang Lu did in the court, and then shook his head secretly: "Why isn't he so smart?"

The process of Huang Lu being dismissed as censor Zhongcheng can be said to be very embarrassing.

Because his dismissal was not due to criticism from the old party.

It is internal strife within the new party.
To be continued...